text_original: Marriage was a bond contracted and broken on the lightest occasion. Some of the Merovingian kings took as many wives, either together or in succession, as suited either their passion or their politics."
text_transcription: MARRIAGE WAS A BOND CONTRACTED AND BROKEN ON THE SLIGHTEST OCCASION SOME OF THE MEROVINCIIAN KINGS TOOK AS MANY WIVES EITHER TOGETHER OR IN SUCCESSION AS SUITED EITHER THEIR PASSION OR THEIR POLITICS
phonemes: mˈæɹɪdʒ wʌzɐ bˈɑːnd kəntɹˈæktᵻd ænd bɹˈoʊkən ɔnðə lˈaɪɾɪst əkˈeɪʒən. sˌʌm ʌvðə mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiən kˈɪŋz tˈʊk æz mˈɛni wˈaɪvz, ˈiːðɚ təɡˌɛðɚ ɔːɹ ɪn səksˈɛʃən, æz sˈuːɾᵻd ˈiːðɚ ðɛɹ pˈæʃən ɔːɹ ðɛɹ pˈɑːlətˌɪks."